News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-07-28

served from 3 to s o'clock.
W. 1. Paul and family have gone t
Newport, VT, for the summer. The
furnish the music at the Memphrema
cog House. Henry George has DO
sition at the same place.
Homer Farrand, aged eight years
and David Farrand, six years old, hay
been to school in district No. Z, on
live terms and the other three, with
out being either absent or tardy.
The prudential committee have beeI
making repairs to the academy tina
will be blessing to all concerned
The wainscoating has been taken OF
and the walls plastered to the floor
and the wood work replaced.
H. S. Wilson and Charlie Peter
start for the West to-day (Wednes
day. They go to look over the coun
try with view to locating. We ex
pect the time will come when Young
men will look to the East for desira
BILE places to locate.
V. w. Jewett recently took his
horse into the door-yard, tied the hal
ter to an iron bar and left the ANNA
to feed. One end of the bar was
made fast in the ground and the horse
jumped on to it and was injured SC
that he died soon after.
Monday, George Dixie brought in
some fine corn for the table, II. d.
Bryant passed in some Tuesday and
Charlie Town has urged us to drive up
to his field and get some, for the past
week. Town seems anxious to get
US off with him alone. We know
better.
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of the Cooley Manufacturing
Co. The chimney cap which they are
putting on so generally here is all that
is claimed for it. Now is the time to
secure one or more, if you have not
already. Read the testimonials given
in connection with the advertisement.
Captain Kenfield has purchased
Charlie Peters interest in the Morris
vile foundry and will give the bust
ness considerable attention. This
concern manufactures one of the best
plows in the market and we see no
reason why the business, under the
present management, should not be-
come one Of the most thrifty indus
tries in this section.
1. A. White & Co. have a new adj
vertisement this week. 1t will pay
you to read it and profit by it. They
are doing good business and getting
trade from all sections. They will use
a half column of this paper each week
for year to come and will have some
thing interesting to say. Keep watch
of it.
The Utton Bros. are putting up a
large barn, sc by 60 feet in addition
to the one they now have, to meet the
requirements of their business. 1t
will be fitted up in good shape,
with all the modern conveniences.
When finished they will have accom-
modations for twenty-five horses.
They will have about twenty box
stalls.
Joshua Merriam brings in some
alfalfa raised by him this season from
seed had from the State Agricultural
Experiment Station. He says his
stock takes kindly to it and that the
yield is immense. 1t is said the yield
sometimes runs as high as or tons
to the acre. 1t takes the place of
clover and does not die out as quickly.
We have just received one of the
prettiest songs ever written, called
There's no one like Mother to Me"
by Charles A. Davies. For a nice
home song, in which by the words and
music are so very pretty, it is hard to
equal. 1t can be played on the piano
or organ and will be sent to any adj
dress for only eleven two cent stamps.
Address the publishers, J. G. Greene
& Co., "a and ~ Arcade, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
All the old cavalry boys in the La
noble Valley are requested to prepare
themselves with horses and saddles,
and sabres, as far as may be; also all
the officers of the Lamoille Valley
Veterans Reunion Society, to form an
escort to the Governor of the State at
the coming reunion. August "a and
%; also to take part in the torch
light procession and Sherman's march
on the evening of Aug. "a. Come
boys, orally once again"
G. W. DOTY, Com.
We went up to ''White Rock" thC
other day and, of course, put up at j
NJ. Chaplain's. Joe had frequently
told us something about his place, bu
we had taken it with very large
grain of allowance. However, WI
found that "Joe" had been doing some
thing I'D there worth mentioning. Ill
has a well constructed house, com
handing a fine view OF the surround
ing country, lots of good land an
everything in shape TO make ma
comfortable and happy.
V. w. Rand, of Lower Waterford
has been in town for few days. ii
has recently formed a partnershl
with his brother Frank Rand, who
located in Haverhill, Mass, and VIII
has been in the produce commisslo
business for the past year. 1t IS sal
his business has increased larger
during this time, and the new trl
will push business more vlgorousl
than ever. Both are Morrisvllle boy
of good habits and good standing, al
will undoubtedly receive their share
patronage from their many old friend
Mr.. Rand offers his Waterford bus
ness for sale. See advertisement
another column.
+ The adjourned fire district meetir
was held at Hendee & Fisk's Office {
: Saturday evening. The meeting W;
well attended. Major Stafford and
o. Gates, of the committee appointe
TO investigate the various systems al
{ appliances for fire protection, repor
Il ed fully upon the subject. A gener
discussion followed. Although view
1t differed somewhat, all seemed to agr'
J. that some steps in the way of protet
ton should be taken. At the concl,
r sion, Judge Powers, H. c. Fisk al
; Hiram Stafford were elected commi
tee and empowered, in connectiC
:. with the prudential committee consis
=. ing of Major Stafford, j. p. Clemen
William Cutting, and Chief Engine